Lamp



l. GONYK LAMP Filed June 17, 1926 March 29 1927.

Patented Mar. 29, 1927.

IGNATZ GONYK, OF LJUBLJANA, YUGOSLAVIA.

LAMP.

Application filed June 17,1926, Serial No. 116,6l6, and in Germany July 27, 192 5.

The object of the present invention is. to provide a lamp, utilizable as a night-light or in other cases where a long burning period is requisite, and consists essentially of two parts, a frame and a wick'tube, each made from sheet metal by stamping out and bend ing up, and adapted, after assembly to be mounted on any convenient oil reservoir (for example, a bottle, glass orthe like).

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows in plan view the stamped out sheet metal strip from which the frame of the lamp is formed by bending.

Fig. 2 shows this frame, in side elevation, in its finished condition. Fig. 3 shows the wick tube in section.

Fig. 4 shows'the wick tube embedded in a cork orother carrying member.

Figs. 5 and 6 show, respectively, by way of example, how the assembled lamp elements may be attached to the neck of a bottle which serves as an oil reservoir or to therim of a drinking glass filled with oil. In the first case the cork and in the second case'the framework is employed as the means for holding the lamp in position on the oil reservoir.

The piece of sheet metal from which the frame is formed is a narrow. strip a. having,

at one end a disc-like extension b of a diameter greater than the width of said strip. From the strip are stamped out two tongues 0 and d, extending lengthwise thereof, the tongue more remote from the disc 6 having a hole 6 therein. The disc 72 is, in stamping, provided with teeth or prongs f, which are bent alternately upwards and downwards to form resilient crown rings, of which the upwardly directed one constitutes a gallery to carry the lamp chimney while the downwardly directed prongs of the second crown serve to clip the wick-tube carrier 9 which may consist of a cork stopper (Fig. 4) or the like. In the centre of the disc is punched a hole It through which passes the wick-tube and adjacent to it is a hole 6 for an air inlet tube. The whole of the stamping and punching is effected in one single operation. In forming the frame from the stamped out blank, the tongue 0 is bent downwards and the tongue (Z upwards the middle part of the strip itself being left flat while its outer end is bent downwards and the portion connecting the middle part with the disc I) is bent upwards. As above mentioned, the prongs of the disc are bentalternately upwards-and wick operating spindle 0', which is pushed through.

The wick tube carrier g is furnished with a bore to receive the wick-tube is and-a transverse slot to take thespindle 0', which has a winding knob or disc at its en The manner in which the frame, with its associated wick-tube carrierand-lamp chimney may be attached to an oilcontainer is apparent from Figs. 5 and 6.

l/Vhat I claim is 1. A blank for forming a lampframe consisting of a strip of sheet-metal having longitudinal cuts extending from the central portion towards its opposite ends, and an integral enlarged disk portion on one end having peripheral prongs.

2. A lamp frameconsisting of a strip of sheet metal having tongues cut therein extending from the central portion thereof in opposite directions, one end of the stripextending in the direction of one of the tongues and cooperating therewith to constitute a spring clamp, and an integral enlarged disk portion on the other end of the strip having alternate peripheral prongs extending in opposite directions.

3. A lamp frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having tongues cut therein extending from the central portion thereof in opposite directions, one end of the strip extending in the direction of one of the tongues and cooperating therewith to constitute a spring clamp, an integral enlarged disk portion on the other end of the strip having alternate peripheral prongs extending in opposite directions, and a wick operating spindle journaled in the frame.

4. A lamp frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having a circular end portion formed with a serrated edge the alternate teeth of which extend in opposite directions, said strip including a stepped portion having tongues extending in opposite directions from thecentral part thereof.

5. A lamp frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having a circular end portion formed with a serrated edge the alternate teeth of which extend in opposite directions, said strip including a stepped portion having tongues extending in opposite direction from the central part thereof, and a wick operating spindle journaled in said stepped portion and in one of the tongues.

6. A lamp frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having a circular end portion formed with a central aperture, and a serrated or toothed peripheral portion, the alternate teeth of which extend in opposite directions, said strip including a stepped portion extending below the end portion and having tongues projecting in opposite directions from the central part of said stepped portion, one of said tongues cooperating with the free end of the stepped portion to constitute a clamp.

7. A lamp frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal having a circular end portion formed with a central aperture and a serrated or toothed peripheral portion the alternate teeth oi which extend in opposite directions, said strip including a stepped portion extending below the end portion and having tongues projecting in opposite directions from the central part of said stepped portion, one of said tongues cooperating with the free end of the stepped portion to constitute a clamp, and a wick operating spindle journaled in the other tongue and in said stepped portion.

8. In a lamp of the character described, a wick-tube carrier, a frame mounted thereon comprising a sheet-metal strip having a circular end portion provided with alternate downward extending teeth or prongs to secure the frame to the carrier and alternate upward extending teeth or. prongs constituting a gallery for the lamp chimney, said strip having an extended portion forming a clamp for securing the frame to an oil receptacle.

9. In a lamp of the character described, a wick-tubecarrier, a frame mounted there on comprising a sheet metal strip having a circular end portion provided with alternate downward extending teeth or prongs to secure the frame to the carrier and alternate upwardextending teeth or prongs constituting a gallery for the lamp chimney, said strip having an extended portion forming a clamp for securing the frame to an oil receptacle and a wick operating spindle journaled in said extended portion and extending into the wick-tube: carrier.

10. In a lamp of the character described, a wick-tube carrier, a frame comprising-a sheet metal strip having a circular end portion formed with a central aperture to receive the wick tube and provided with alternate downward extending teeth or prongs to secure the carrier in the frame and alternate upward extending teeth or prongs constituting a gallery for the lamp chimney, said strip having a stepped portion extending laterally below the end portion and having tongues projecting in opposite directions from the central part of said stepped portion, one ofsaid tongues cooperating with the free end of said stepped portion to constitute a clamp whereby the frame may be secured to an oil receptacle, a wick-operating spindle journaled in the other tongue and said stepped portion, and a feed wheel in the wick tube carried by said spindle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name.

IGNATZ GONYK. 

